Dr. Bernard Nathanson, an atheist and one of the world’s leading abortionists, made headlines in the 1970’s when the advent of ultrasound changed his mind and he became an outspoken defender of the unborn in the pro-life movement. But by that time, he had witnessed over 70,000 abortions including that of his own child. Wracked with guilt and struggling with severe depression for decades, he was first given hope that there might be a God by the love that he saw in the faces of Christian pro-life activists. Ultimately, it was the attraction of a merciful God and his desire to be free from his sins which led him to be baptized in New York City at St. Patrick’s Cathedral by John Cardinal O’Connor. He spent the remainder of his life working for the cause of life, side by side with those pro-life advocates whom he had once so vigorously opposed.
Originally printed in IMPRINT Magazine Spring 2015.
